What if i only eat with every meal a soy type of prodcut?!
What if i only eat with every meal a soy type of prodcut?
i'm a vegan, and was wondering to change my diet up trying to eat a balanced diet but not to over do it on just tons of whole grains and try to have more soy beans, tofu, and other vegan items ( i.e. burgers, hot dogs, soy milk, soy yogurt all things soy)
would that be okay if i eat more of those things with plenty of veggies and limit my whole grains to about maybe half of what i'm doing now.
Answers:
I went crazy with the soy products when I first gave up dairy and eggs. it screwed me up good! Apparently, according to my doctor, the soy leached iodine from my system and cause my thyroid to malfunction. I was having all kinds of problems including chronic hives, a big lump in my throat, tired all the time, and I even started to get depressed (every last symptom has gone away since I cut soy from my diet and have been getting enough iodine). I think I caught it in time so I don't have to take medication for the rest of my life, but I do have to watch how much soy I ingest now and take kelp tablets to get my iodine levels back up. Please, use soy sparingly. You get soy protein in more places than you might think - it's everywhere! It's very easy to overdo it.